Write your answers to the following questions using the websites provided. You do not have to write in complete sentences but you do have to be thorough with your answers. You will use this information to create posters and brochures. Write on your own paper!
1. Maryland Law requires children to be in safety seats. What does the term safety seat include? (What is a safety seat?)
2. What is the number you can call for more information about the child seat safety laws?
3. Describe the transition from infant seat to regular seat belt. (When does a child change from one type of seat to another?)
4. Identify the statistics of using and not using the proper child safety seat. (i.e. number of deaths using and not using them, number of catastrophic injuries for each, etc.)
5. What are the government guidelines and how did the state government come up with the age, height and weight guidelines?
6. Identify the statistics of using and not using seat belts. (i.e. number of deaths using and not using seat belts, number of catastrophic injuries for each, etc.)
To Belt or Not To Belt
Write your answers to the following questions using the websites provided. You do not have to write in complete sentences but you do have to be thorough with your answers. You will use this information to create posters and brochures. Write on your own paper!
1. Maryland Law requires children to be in safety seats. What does the term safety seat include? (What is a safety seat?)
2. What is the number you can call for more information about the child seat safety laws?
3. Describe the transition from infant seat to regular seat belt. (When does a child change from one type of seat to another?)
4. Identify the statistics of using and not using the proper child safety seat. (i.e. number of deaths using and not using them, number of catastrophic injuries for each, etc.)
5. What are the government guidelines and how did the state government come up with the age, height and weight guidelines?
6. Identify the statistics of using and not using seat belts. (i.e. number of deaths using and not using seat belts, number of catastrophic injuries for each, etc.)
7. How should a seat belt fit properly?
8. What is the law regarding seat belt use.